LETTER: Dead is dead, no matter what weapon

America Wake Up! We need to do something now! If it can save one child's life don't we have an obligation to do something? In 2011 there were 2.8 million injuries and 32,367 people were killed by these things! Just because those deaths are stretched out over a year (2011 in this case) instead of all at once like recent shocking events have done, should not take away the sense of urgency and outrage we should feel and have in outlawing these dangerous devices! Which would we rather have? Our rights to own one of them when we don't really need them or those people's lives back? Aren't their lives worth it? Come on America, turn yours in!

What is the White House and Congress doing about it? They are making it worse. They are legislating that the manufacturers make them lighter and more efficient and, therefore, they are less safe. Oh, wait! You thought I was talking about guns didn't you? No, I was talking about cars and trucks including the ones with semi-automatic transmissions!(heavy sarcasm)

Now, where is the outrage? Oh, car deaths are accidents. I suppose that makes those people less dead right?? Things like this prove that gun laws are about people control and has nothing to do with the lives at risk. Vehicles kill three times the amount of people that guns do every year, and the people are not more dead if they are killed by a gun. Dead is Dead. A murderer kills with a knife, a gun, a bat, a car. A life is a life and it's an absurd notion that taking away guns will stop people from killing. It's about politicians not wanting the public to have the rights our Founding Fathers thought was so important. It's about them wanting to rule us instead of serve us! Guns have always been the great equalizer. It defends a family against the burglar breaking in. It defends the law-abiding citizen from the criminal. It defends right against wrong and yes, it defends the people from oppressive governments. After all, it is how our nation was made!

John Turner

Nissan Boulevard

Smyrna

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LETTER: Dead is dead, no matter what weapon

America Wake Up! We need to do something now! If it can save one child's life don't we have an obligation to do something? In 2011 there were 2.8 million injuries and 32,367 people were killed by